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Start Bay wave buoy daily averages for Sep 2022

Daily averages from the Start Bay wave buoy for Sep 2022, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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In September 2022, Start Bay’s wave buoy recorded daily averages across all 30 days, with 687 observations. Average wave height was 1.7 ft, ranging from 0.5 to 5.4 ft, and the average wave period was 4 seconds; water temperature averaged 18.1°C.

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Average Wave Height

1.7ft
Observed range: 0.5 — 5.4ft

Average Wave period

4secs
Observed range: 2 — 7secs

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

18.1°C
Observed range: 17.2 — 19.7°C

Compared With Previous Septembers

Historical baseline from 4,972 observations across 8 years.

Wave Height
1.7ft
0.2ft below average
Historical average 1.9ft
Wave Period
4s
3.3s below average
Historical average 7.3s
Water Temperature
18.1°C
1.2°C above average
Historical average 16.9°C

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Start Bay. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open hourly observations, use a linked day name in the table.

About Start Bay wave buoy

Start Bay is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station off the south Devon coast. First deployed in April 2007, it measures waves entering the bay between Start Point and the Dartmouth approaches. Available observations include wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power.

Start Bay wave buoy daily averages Sep 2022last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
34E18.9
14E19.0
23SSE18.9
44SSE18.8
34S18.7
45S18.6
44S18.5
34S18.3
25S18.0
15S17.9
14S18.0
14SSE18.0
34E17.9
34E18.1
14S18.1
14S18.1
14SE18.1
13S18.1
13SE18.2
13SE18.1
14S18.2
13S18.1
13SSE18.1
14E18.0
24E17.9
14S17.7
15SSE17.6
16S17.6
14S17.4
34S17.3
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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